https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-46067640
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Graham Morant, 68, was convicted last month of counselling and aiding his
wife, Jennifer Morant, to take her own life in 2014.
68歲的Graham Morant上個月被定罪,罪名是在2014年時慫恿並且協助老婆自殺。
He had been motivated by a desire to access Mrs Morant's life insurance
benefits, a judge ruled.
他的動機是:如果老婆自殺可以拿到她的生命險的保險金。
As sole beneficiary of the policy, Morant had stood to receive A$1.4m (£
770,000; $1m).
該保險的利益可以讓Graham得到140萬澳幣(約100萬鎂,3100萬台幣)
"You counselled your wife to kill herself because you wanted to get your
hands on the A$1.4m," Justice Peter Davis said in the Queensland Supreme
Court on Friday.
法官:「你因為你想要得到140萬澳幣,竟然跑去慫恿你老婆自殺!」
Mrs Morant had suffered from chronic pain, depression and anxiety, but was
not terminally ill.
Graham的老婆即使不是得了絕症,但是飽受長年的慢性病纏身之苦。此外又有憂
鬱症及焦慮症的症狀。
Justice Davis said it appeared to be the first time globally that a person
had been sentenced for counselling someone to die by suicide.
法官表示這應該是世界第一個有人因為慫恿他人自殺而被判刑的判例。
However, in August 2017, a US woman was sentenced to two and a half years in
prison for encouraging her boyfriend to commit suicide through texts and
calls.
不過在2017八月,一個美國女生就因為用打電話以及傳簡訊的方式鼓勵男朋友自殺,而被
判刑兩年半。
'Took advantage of her vulnerability'
Morant had pleaded not guilty to the charges, but a jury found that Mrs
Morant would not have ended her life without his counselling.
Graham說他無罪,但是陪審團認為他老婆如果沒有他的慫恿決不會自殺。認為這是
「以攻擊她的缺點來讓她崩潰」
The 56-year-old woman was found dead alongside a petrol generator in her car
on 30 November 2014. Nearby, a note read: "Please don't resuscitate me."
Graham老婆在2014年的11月30,在她的車中的汽油發電機組旁被發現遺體。旁邊的遺書
寫著:「別救我了。」
Her husband had previously driven her to a hardware store to buy the
generator, the jury was told.
她老公才在事故發生前載她去買汽油發電機組。
Morant, a devout Christian, had told his wife that he planned to use the
insurance money to build a religious commune, according to prosecutors.
Graham是個虔誠的基督徒,在她老婆自殺之前,跟他老婆說會把保險金拿來成立
一個宗教團體
On Friday, Justice Davis said Morant had shown no remorse for his offences.
法官說Graham毫無悔意
"You took advantage of her vulnerability as a sick and depressed woman," he
said.
「你拿她身為又老又病的女人這點來攻擊她」
Morant received a maximum 10-year sentence for the charge of counselling
suicide, and a six-year sentence for the charge of aiding suicide. The
sentences will be served concurrently.
Graham因為慫恿他人自殺,判刑十年;協助他人自殺,判刑六年。服刑期一併執行
He will be eligible for parole in October 2023.
至少2023年他才有機會假釋